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Household of Thomas Thornber (born 1853, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Thornber and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thornber, born in 1853 in Pendleton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary E Thornber, born in 1855 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth A (born 1877 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England) and Emma H (born 1880 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1829 in Lancashire, England), Thomas's Brother In Law, Whalley (born 1860 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Sister In Law, Emma (born 1862 in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Thornber's household

Male

Thomas

Thornber

Head
Female

Mary E

Thornber

Wife
Female

Elizabeth A

Thornber

Daughter
Female

Emma H

Thornber

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Mother In Law
Male

Whalley

Smith

Brother In Law
Female

Emma

Smith

Sister In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thornber
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thornber

Head

Married

28

1853

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Thornber

Wife

Married

26

1855

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Thornber

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Emma H

Thornber

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Mother In Law

Widow

52

1829

Lancashire, England

Whalley

Smith

Brother In Law

Single

21

1860

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

Emma

Smith

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England

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